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In "Lord of the Flies", the boys who were supposed to be tending the fire go on a pig hunt with Jack instead. A boat is seen on the ocean, but since the fire has gone out, there is no chance for rescue. Ralph and Jack get in an argument about this. Piggy joins in the argument and is struck in the face by Jack, breaking his glasses.
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BeauPiggy does not believe that the beast can possibly exist. Piggy has a logical and scientific attitue towards life and a belief in ghosts and beast is totally at odds with the realities of the world as he knows and understands it. As he says to Ralph, when Ralph asks if there might be ghosts and beasts, and I quote... "Cos things wouldn't make any sense. Houses an' streets, an'-- TV-- they wouldn't work." The world of real machines and a world inhabited by illogical beasts and ghosts are incompatable in Piggy's mind.
At the end of chapter 5 when Ralph asked Piggy, "The trouble is: are there ghosts, Piggy? or beasts?" Piggy replied "Course there aren't." When Ralph asked "Why not?" Piggy expended his answer and said "'Cos things wouldn't make any sense. Houses an' streets, an'--TV-- they wouldn't work."
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How is Piggy from the Lord of the Flies loyal?
Piggy is loyal because he stays by Ralph's side and is dedicated to helping him. He sees that Ralph is the good rightful leader.
What is Ralph's attitude toward Piggy in the first chapter?
Initially Ralph viewed Piggy as an uninvited and unwanted intrusion on his pleasure at finding himself on a tropical island. Ralph walked off when Piggy was forced to asnwer a call of nature, he didn't wait for the fat boy. Ralph didn't ask Piggy what his name was, probably because he wasn't in the slightest bit interested. Ralph probably felt that he had nothing in common with a fat asthmatic boy who wore a greasy wind-breaker, dropped letters from his words and who didn't know how to swim. Gradually however Ralph's attitude to Piggy began to change. When Ralph found the conch in the lagoon it was Piggy who identified it and told him that it could be blown. Piggy also suggested calling the rest of the boys on the island. Over the course of the book Piggy was constantly on hand to remind Ralph, when he lost track of what he was saying probably due to Petit Mal epilsepsy. Piggy was the voice of reason who suggested lighting a signal fire on the beach when it seemed that the beast was preventing the boys from relighting the fire on the mountain. Slowly Ralph's attitude changed from indifference, through a period where he simply made use of Piggy's abilities, to companionship and finally to the realisation that Piggy had been his friend.
How does Piggy help Ralph in his job as a leader in lord of the flies?
He was the fat kid, social outcast.. Piggy is a pseudo adult, the voice of reason who sees things for a pragmatic and scientific viewpoint. He is less prone to wild flights of imagination than the other boys which makes he seem rather boring to them. He is in effect the conscience of the boys. -----> correct answer: Piggy is the hefty boy with glasses. he represents all that is good along with Simon and for some of the time Ralph. He eventually gets killed by Roger pushing a bolder down the mountain. Piggy and Simon are killed in a similar way, they are both washed out to sea and their deaths means evil has taken over on the island
What characteristics does Ralph have in Lord of the Flies chapter 1?
The first words of the book are, and I quote... "The boy with fair hair." Along with his fair hair you also learn that Ralph has a tendency to stand on his head to express his happiness, perhaps due to an inability to express himself through words. There is also an impression of reserve about Ralph, Piggy is eager to be friends and offers information about himself but the fair boy prefers to remain aloof and to say little.
Lord of the flies How do the rescuers know there is someone on the island?
Jack and his hunters set the forest on fire because they want to find Ralph find kill him. The rescuer sees the smoke and investigates the island. Ralph rushes out of the fiery forest and he sees the Naval Officer.
